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Post by leswhite on Mar 29, 2019 23:05:38 GMT
Here are the BANPESTO Key Chain figures
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Post by leswhite on Mar 29, 2019 23:35:22 GMT
This is my first attempt at doing a Speeder bike using a Deagostino STAR WARS Vehicle collection diecast and plastic model. I still have to refine the rider and paint it up but the scale looks O.K. and clone him to create a LANCE, the unit designation for a Scout Speeder Bike unit. Attachments:
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 2:19:12 GMT
wow so much to take in! Those figures look like they're an almost perfect fit with SWC very nice! Yeah none of the figure lines have managed to make a rebel commando. Just one would do! Conversions or 3d printing are the only answers at this point. I love your conversions and yes you're right it's a good example of how unleashed and SWC don't work so well together. The unleashed Veers figure is huge about 64mm to the top of the helmet. But I'd have to say the heft is quite similar between them. Have you picked up any of those Rogue One figures? I am jealous
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 2:21:19 GMT
This is my first attempt at doing a Speeder bike using a Deagostino STAR WARS Vehicle collection diecast and plastic model. I still have to refine the rider and paint it up but the scale looks O.K. and clone him to create a LANCE, the unit designation for a Scout Speeder Bike unit. nice job on the biker scout. Scale wise it looks great a very nice fit. Thanks for posting all these pics I will drool over them for awhile. I'll post some of my conversions soon
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 2:30:16 GMT
STAR WARS GALAXIES: AN EMPIRE DIVIDED computer game Released in 2003 you could buy the box set of this game and get a nice zabrak figure to with it. And what do you know it's 54mm! The sculpting is nice and it works well with unleashed figures and is slightly more hefty than the SWC figures. The figure makes a good merc or a rebel operative etc etc I picked one up years ago and am halfway through painting it haha. Attachments:
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Post by leswhite on Mar 30, 2019 16:57:40 GMT
Thanks for your comments on my conversions. The TAKARA TOMY sets are not easy to find, surfing Ebay USA is the best idea, however they seem to come onto the market just after the movie appears and only stay around for a few months then they disappear. At a cost of between $ 28.00 - 35.00 per set they aren't cheap compared to SWC sets. However the quality is superior in every way and they are produced like a Unleashed figure in the smaller scale. The ROGUE ONE set is the best so far as they are all usable for unit building. The figures are made up of head, body/legs, left arm, right arm. The arms are not glued together at the weapon so it is possible to repose the figure using the 'hot and cold water method'. I had a quick look on Ebay and ONLY the 'SOLO' set and 'The Last Jedi' set (with Kylo Ren) are listed. Individual SOLO poses are being offered at $ 7.50 EACH! plus shipping. They are considered collectables in Japan so it is unlikely they will be available after the first run. I would expect there will be a set for the new trilogy movie and sets for any of the stand alone new movies. Just keep a look out on Ebay nearer the time the movies debut at the cinemas.
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Post by leswhite on Mar 30, 2019 17:12:23 GMT
I agree the only way to get an Endor Rebel Trooper is conversion, have you had any thoughts on what to use the starting point ? I'm thinking that a Britians Deetail WW2 British Infantryman might work, the general shape seems about right and the figure size is a good match to SWC. Obviously a new head and weapon would need to be made but I don't think that would take too much effort. If you take a look through the Graphic Novels there are quite a few rebel army types shown including Rambo look a likes and bug like aliens. If you want to stick 100% with the SW universe then copying these as figures would be required but if you just want a uniformed SF military group to oppose the Strom troopers there are many good basic figures to use. I looked at the many 'Bucket' soldier sets out there and came across the 'Corps Elte Vs the Curse' from Walmart. The large bucket as three different coloured sets of the same figures plus accessories. They are Science Fiction troopers in the 'ALIENS' Colonial Marines style. However they are 45mm approximately tall. I cut a few up to see what could be done to make them more 54mm. Here is the result - Attachments:
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Post by leswhite on Mar 30, 2019 17:21:40 GMT
Here is another conversion of a unit to oppose both Rebels and Stormtroopers - TUSKEN RAIDERS ! The pose that SWC made isn't really good for making up a unit so I had to figure out what to do with all those nicely designed robes. The body is pretty static so standing firing seemed the obvious choice. Now that I have done this one , I'll have to refine the robes a bit but it worked O.K. I can now see what other poses can be made using Arab Warrior figures as the basis. Haven't worked out how many will make up a unit, 6 or 8 maybe. Attachments:
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 19:45:46 GMT
Thanks for your comments on my conversions. The TAKARA TOMY sets are not easy to find, surfing Ebay USA is the best idea, however they seem to come onto the market just after the movie appears and only stay around for a few months then they disappear. At a cost of between $ 28.00 - 35.00 per set they aren't cheap compared to SWC sets. However the quality is superior in every way and they are produced like a Unleashed figure in the smaller scale. The ROGUE ONE set is the best so far as they are all usable for unit building. The figures are made up of head, body/legs, left arm, right arm. The arms are not glued together at the weapon so it is possible to repose the figure using the 'hot and cold water method'. I had a quick look on Ebay and ONLY the 'SOLO' set and 'The Last Jedi' set (with Kylo Ren) are listed. Individual SOLO poses are being offered at $ 7.50 EACH! plus shipping. They are considered collectables in Japan so it is unlikely they will be available after the first run. I would expect there will be a set for the new trilogy movie and sets for any of the stand alone new movies. Just keep a look out on Ebay nearer the time the movies debut at the cinemas. wow yeah that's a bit pricey still for the shore trooper and death trooper it's worth it? Sounds like they would be easy to convert. It's a really good find Les
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 19:51:00 GMT
I agree the only way to get an Endor Rebel Trooper is conversion, have you had any thoughts on what to use the starting point ? I'm thinking that a Britians Deetail WW2 British Infantryman might work, the general shape seems about right and the figure size is a good match to SWC. Obviously a new head and weapon would need to be made but I don't think that would take too much effort. If you take a look through the Graphic Novels there are quite a few rebel army types shown including Rambo look a likes and bug like aliens. If you want to stick 100% with the SW universe then copying these as figures would be required but if you just want a uniformed SF military group to oppose the Strom troopers there are many good basic figures to use. I looked at the many 'Bucket' soldier sets out there and came across the 'Corps Elte Vs the Curse' from Walmart. The large bucket as three different coloured sets of the same figures plus accessories. They are Science Fiction troopers in the 'ALIENS' Colonial Marines style. However they are 45mm approximately tall. I cut a few up to see what could be done to make them more 54mm. Here is the result - yeah they're great Les they look like they'll fit perfectly. You could paint them up as rebel spec ops or local militia nice! In answer to your question a few posts ago yes I have read some of the graphic novels; Dark Empire has some really nice art work and idea. The Empire and Rebellion novels are really nice to. Have you read the one with the Amanaman? Nice use of imperial troops, turbo tanks etc. I like seeing clone wars era vehicles used in the rebellion era; makes sense the stuff is only 20 odd years old right? And as for an endor trooper Im using the 1/32 airfix GI legs for a base and also their SAS figures for another style. The GI legs have spats and side pockets pretty close to the endor trooper. I'm getting some weapons and backpacks 3d printed I hope to have some good news there soon. I'll need to sculpt the head and mold and cast to do head swaps. The hoth rifle is close enough for an endor rifle. Some kind of parka is needed for the torso but the sas figures (they might work for SWC) have a flak jacket to might work for that sleeveless jacket that some of the endor troopers wear.
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 19:52:27 GMT
Here is another conversion of a unit to oppose both Rebels and Stormtroopers - TUSKEN RAIDERS ! The pose that SWC made isn't really good for making up a unit so I had to figure out what to do with all those nicely designed robes. The body is pretty static so standing firing seemed the obvious choice. Now that I have done this one , I'll have to refine the robes a bit but it worked O.K. I can now see what other poses can be made using Arab Warrior figures as the basis. Haven't worked out how many will make up a unit, 6 or 8 maybe. another real nice conversion. I wonder if some head swaps with the arab figures would also work?
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 20:10:50 GMT
This thread is really rocketing along at the moment so I thought I would add more fuel to the fire:) I've just ordered these 3d prints to use for some conversions. The guy I used is happy to rescale any and all of his stuff down to the millimeter so I took a guesstimate and took the plunge and ordered some basic gear. If this works out I'll be ordering more as my budget allows and mucking around with the sizes to get a good fit. So the mg34 in the picture is 42mm long. The rebel rifle is 37mm and the mg42 is 42mm. The backpacks, macrobinocs are about 1/30th scale A real mg 34 (that the stormtrooper rifle is based on) is 1.22 meters so is 38mm at 1/32 scale. I bumped it up a bit to fit somewhere between the deagostini and unleashed figures. The rebel rifle is the same length as the unleashed figures. I figure a bigger gun looks better than a smaller one at this scale. I'll be more than happy to share my source of this stuff if anyone is interested I just want to eyeball the pieces first before I make the recommendation Attachments:
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Post by jhonpog on Mar 30, 2019 20:25:14 GMT
I've done a couple of articles for the Plastic Warrior magazine on converting the SWC line of figures and I'm always working on more to build up forces for both sides. As mentioned here there are a lack of poses for both HASBRO ranges, unleashed battle packs and Star War Command , but the PVC material they are made from is quite easy to cut and glue so expending the range isn't too difficult. I have an issue with the range of sizes that HASBRO put under the 1/32 scale banner, from 50mm to 62mm, but I have a way around this which suits my needs - convert 54mm versions of the larger figures. The plan is to use 54mm for larger skirmishes and the bigger types for close in action in a more enclose space. Hey Les is the magazine online? Anywhere we can read these articles? Yeah I remember seeing on TMP members discussing the heft of figures and I think it's very applicable here. I don't mind a bit of height variation in this scale but it's when figures are too skinny or two broad that they look weird next to each other. So it'll be interesting to see how well the different brands line up with each other as we populate this thread with piles of images
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Post by leswhite on Apr 1, 2019 17:28:38 GMT
The Plastic Warrior magazine isn't available online as far as I know. The articles were really picture heavy, so you haven't missed out anything as some of the pics already posted are from the articles - Stormtrooper squad, Tusken Raiders, Speeder bike. I'll go through my files and see what other pics I can share.
On the figure size ,I see this is also a problem for all wargamers, 'scale creep' I think it is called. Keeping to this threads SW subject there seems to have been quite an uproar when Fantasy Flight Games brought out SW LEGION and the figures were bigger and bulkier than those offered in the SW ASSAULT game. So it is an issue for many of us. From my point of view I am finding the images of each new set from FFG SW LEGION expansion packs quite helpful in working out figure poses and equipment, as they are 'official' SW approved designs. They recently showed a Scout Trooper unit with Sniper team and heavy weapons trooper which I'd like to use as a guide to creating a unit in 54mm.
In general the figures coming from Japan are compatible at about the 50mm - 54mm size, so a reasonable fit to SWC, plus the many cheap Chinese copies of Airfix, matchbox, etc come in at about this size range too so Rebel types could be produced to match. The Unleashed Battle pack range are really all over the place size wise, but some are useable with SWC if taken off the scenic bases, something I personally don't like as in most cases it compromises the figures pose. They do work well though if you are using the sets within their movie location, for example the HOTH sets are great if you are having a winter game, all sets are compatible with each other and additions to the rebels can be done converting figs from the other non - HOTH sets. The Clone Wars sets are fairly compatible with each other but this isn't as popular as the Empire Rebellion era.
Your idea for the basis for an ENDOR REBEL TROOPER seems reasonable. For a bigger figure you could probably use the TSSD WW2 US Infantry and support group as a start point as they all have the leggings, maybe need some equipment removed and of course heads swaps and new weapons. Their WW2 Russians and Greatcoat Germans could also work as other rebel types.
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Post by leswhite on Apr 1, 2019 17:42:12 GMT
Found the picture I mentioned earlier of the HASBRO stand at the NEW YORK TOY FAIR showing 4 additional sets for the SWC range. Only one 'Rancor Revenge' which happens to be the one with the packaging came out but is still difficult to find. The other sets have never seen the light of day as actual product. These could have been resin mock-up pieces and not actual plastic, but I have not seen a report either way. 2 of the sets are related to the REBELS animation series 'SCUM & VILLAINY' and 'WOOKIE RESCUE'. The former has one figure that should have been made, that of HERA the pilot, one of the main characters in the series. It also has a main smuggler character, forgot his name, a THUG DROID, and two new versions of KANAN and EZRA. The wookie set has a new character, a wookie holding a stormtrooper helmet over his head and a new Stormtrooper commander. The final set 'Fateful Duel' has a slew of Clone Wars characters including Padme, Darth Maul, etc so quite an important addition to that storyline. Some of these sets were listed as Coming Soon! in 2015 along with 'ENDOR REBELS' but no sign of them in real life !
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